How many times have we been invited to "interact" with art, only to be offered an unremarkable touch-screen experience or a comment card, some drab marketing ploy designed to make us feel like we are a part of things. Great art always engages, often making the term "interactive" unnecessary.

Still, in the case of choreographer Morgan Thorson, it seems apt. For her new work, "Journeyman," she'll find a stranger at a party, and through a conversation craft a solo dance missive. Thorson will perform her piece for her new acquaintance and collaborator privately, then publicly as part of a weeklong performance festival curated by Alverno Presents called "Solo Flight."| April 13, 2014»Read Full Article

Also, the Venice Club — which got its start in Milwaukee in 1947 and has been in Brookfield for the past three decades — will serve its final dinner May 9. It will continue to operate its stand at Summerfest, as it has for 40 years this year. It will be open regular hours until May 9, serving its Italian-American menu. The Venice Club is at 1905 N. Calhoun Road. | May 3, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

Tiptoeing through

The tulips have arrived! Some of the more winter-burned among us might want to run, rather than tiptoe, through them laughing hysterically. Once we, I mean the rest of you, settle down you'll want to take a trip out to the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, on Wednesday for its first Walking Garden Class of the season. Jessica Cloninger, a Milwaukee County horticulturist, will lead the way through the tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and other flowering spring bulbs. The class begins at 6:30 p.m. in the gift shop inside the Education Center. It costs $5. | May 3, 2014»Read Full Article